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Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) has now published the finalized version of the inventory of chemical substances. The finalized version contains +80.000 substances notified to ...

Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade (Minpromtorg) has now published the finalized version of the inventory of chemical substances. The finalized version contains +80.000 substances notified to the Minpromtorg from December 2019 to August 2020. The inventory is published on the GISP.ru portal and is available for public review. In this online portal, it is possible to search substances via CAS number, EC number, or through IUPAC names and synonyms.

The Russian inventory and the national chemical inventories of other EAEU member states are expected to form one common EAEU inventory. A tentative date for the publication of national parts of the EAEU inventory is October 2021.  

Furthermore, a proposal has been sent to the EAEU Commission and circulated among member countries. The proposal aims to postpone the implementation date of TR 041 from 2nd June 2021 to 30th November 2022. So far, no clear decision has been announced. GPC will keep you and your company updated on any upcoming news regarding the TR 041.

Update: 2021-01-28

In September 2020, the Ukrainian government published a draft resolution of changes to the Ukrainian Technical regulation on Toy’s safety. The changes in the Technical Regulation are prepared...

In September 2020, the Ukrainian government published a draft resolution of changes to the Ukrainian Technical regulation on Toy’s safety.

The changes in the Technical Regulation are prepared to bring the provisions of the Technical Regulation in line with the provisions of Directive 2009/48/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council which also provides the basis for the Ukrainian Technical Regulation on Toy’s Safety. The proposed changes to the regulation suggest for lowering the limits for chromium (VI) and aluminium (table 1) in toys and toy materials, as well as limiting the amount of formaldehyde (table 2).

Table 2

According to the Ukrainian Cabinet of Ministers, the implementation of the law will have a positive impact since it demands more stringent requirements for limitation of chemicals that are hazardous and/or are classified as carcinogenic, mutated or toxic. Consequently, this resolution will ensure a higher quality level of toys and better protection for consumers.

Ukraine’s new Technical Regulation on Toy’s Safety was adopted in February 2018 and replaced the former Technical Regulation adopted in 2013.  However, all toys that complied with the 2013 Technical Regulation were still allowed for circulation on the Ukrainian market even after the new Technical Regulations entrance into force. The institution responsible in ensuring the implementation of the Technical Regulation on Toy’s Safety is the Ministry for Development of Economy, Trade and Agriculture of Ukraine.

The Government of the Russian Federation has identified responsible institutions for implementing the Eurasian Technical Regulation 041 (TR 041), an official decree published on 16...

The Government of the Russian Federation has identified responsible institutions for implementing the Eurasian Technical Regulation 041 (TR 041), an official decree published on 16 September 2020. The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia and the Agency of Wellbeing and Consumer rights are two government organizations that will be assigned for executing the TR 041.  

The Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia (Minpromtorg) will be the main authorized federal executive body. The major tasks of Minpromtog are: the notification of New Chemical Substances (to be a part of the national inventory).  

• To perform notification of new chemical substances by entering information on new chemical substances into the national part of the inventory.  
• To perform registration (notification and permissive) of chemical substances based on the documents and information submitted by the applicant, information  by Ministry’s expert organization and the conclusion of Agency of Wellbeing and Consumer rights (hereafter referred to as Rospotrebnadzor) in case if chemical products contain new chemical substances;  
• Formation and maintenance of the national (Russian) part of the inventory of chemicals and mixtures of the Eurasian Economic Union;  
• Representation of interests of the Russian Federation in interaction with international organizations concerning the regulation of chemicals and mixtures.  

Rospotrebnadzor has been appointed as the authorized federal executive body to carry out following tasks:  

• Notification of new chemicals and providing the corresponding conclusions to the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia (Minpromtorg);  
• Assessment of New Chemical Substances in terms of their danger to human health and the environment and providing a corresponding conclusion to Minpromtorg.  
• To assist (within its competence) the Minpromtorg in implementation of TR 041.  

According to the decree, a number of federal executive authorities, such as the Ministry of Natural Resources of Russia, the Ministry of Economic Development of Russia, the Ministry of Agriculture of Russia, the Ministry of Energy of Russia, the Ministry of Health of Russia and Rosstandart, might be involved in the process of implementing TR 041 in the near future.  The next step of TR 041 is a ratification of the above services and a finalization of formation of a national part of the inventory in Russia by the end of 2020.

The nomination period for the Russian Inventory is formally closed now. During this nomination period, the GPC group has helped 20+ companies to nominate 350+ substances. The Russian...

The nomination period for the Russian Inventory is formally closed now. During this nomination period, the GPC group has helped 20+ companies to nominate 350+ substances. The Russian inventory, which is expected to be published by the end of 2020, will be forwarded to the Eurasian Economic Commission to form a common Eurasian substance Register.   

GPC Group summarizes three scenarios for companies that exporting to Russia:

1. For the companies that have nominated to the Russian inventory, the next step will be the pre-registration and registration of substances in accordance with the TR 041. For now, no official information regarding per-registration and registration is available. 

1. For those companies that did not nominate to the Russian inventory but have been exporting chemicals to the Russian market before 2nd June 2021 (enforcement of TR 041), there is an “exceptional” procedure. A substance that is not present in the Russian Inventory will be considered as “new” for the Russian market. To place that substance laboratory expertise and extensive documentation is expected to be required. The “exceptional” procedure allows a simplified nomination procedure for substances that have not been nominated to the Russian Inventory, but for which a proof can be provided that they have been circulating on the Russian market before the TR 041 enforcement (2nd June 2021).  

1. The companies that have not nominated their substances to the Russian inventory and have not been exporting them to Russia before will be required to nominate their substance to the inventory in accordance with the TR 041. This implies that their substances will be considered “new” for the market and have to be nominated to the inventory before registration. To nominate “new” substances to the Inventory will require laboratory expertise and extensive documentation. All the details on documentation are expected to be announced at the beginning of the next year 2021.   

GPC will continue to keep you updated on the news regarding the Russian inventory and TR 041.

In 2017, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EAEU Commission including Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Armenia) adopted the Technical regu...

In 2017, the Council of the Eurasian Economic Commission (EAEU Commission including Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan & Armenia) adopted the Technical regulation 041/2017 ‘on safety of chemical products’ . 

This Regulation is expected to come into force on 2nd of June 2021. 

The process of implementation of the TR 041/2017 includes a creation of national chemical inventories that are later expected to be merged into a common Eurasian chemical inventory. The inventory is supposed to include chemicals and mixtures in circulation and those intended for circulation in the territory of the Eurasian Economic Union. At present, only the Russian Federation has an established inventory notification process through an online Information Exchange Platform (GISP). 

The deadline for the Russian national Inventory notification was initially set to 1st May 2020, however, due to the current COVID-19 situation; this deadline has now officially been extended to 1st of August 2020.

For Further Information contact: compliance@gpcregulatory.com